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Regular Adjustments
Disk Brake adjustment
Your brakes will need regular attention to ensure they operate correctly.
As the pads get used you will need to adjust them to stay close to the
metal rotor. A bike shop is the best place to have your brakes checked and
adjusted, but if you need to do this yourself here’s how.
Every few months
(depending on use)
…
Looking through the spokes you will see
the inner pad adjuster…
Use a hex key to move the inner pad
closer to the disk rotor.
The outer pad can be quickly adjusted
closer by unwinding the cable adjuster
(anti-clockwise) at either the brake lever or at the calliper.
Hydraulic brakes need no adjustment
serviced by a qualified mechanic.
Gear Adjustment:
A noisy gear, or poor gear selection, is often because the chain is not lined
up precisely with the cogs. Looking from the back of the bike, line up the
chain using the adjuster.
Line up the chain with gear 1 and then check again using the highest gear.
Turn clockwise to guide the chain to the smaller gears on
the right, anticlockwise to the larger on the left.
